Plate with butterfly and flowers

Details

• Title

  Plate with butterfly and flowers

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Saga prefecture › Arita › Arita kiln-sites (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1620

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › plate

• Dimensions

  2.6 cm (height)
  21.7 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1966.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1966.190

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